The DMEA is led by an elected full-time release President and an elected Executive Board, which reports to and is directed by our elected DMEA Association Representative Assembly which meets each month during the school year.
DMEA PRESIDENT – DMEA.President@isea.org
Joshua Brown, a middle school teacher social studies and special education who was elected President of the Des Moines Education Association in March 2018. Josh first became active in leadership within ISEA as part of the student program while attending Simpson College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Religion with minors in Secondary Education and Philosophy. He continued his education at Morningside College where he earned his Masters of Arts in Teaching along with an endorsement in Special Education. In 2009, Josh was awarded the Des Moines Education Association Paul Mann Emerging Leader Award.
Josh has served the association in many roles at the local, state, and national levels. In Iowa he is currently serving as the vice-president of the Iowa State Education Association. He also served as the ISEA representative on the NEA Board of Directors from 2013-2018 and as the ISEA representative on the NEA Resolutions Committee from 2011-2013. At the national level Josh was elected by local leaders from across the nation to be the National Council of Urban Education Associations (NCUEA) Central Director from 2012-2018. He was also elected by members of the NEA Board of Directors to serve on the NEA Strategic Plan and Budget Committee from 2014-2018
In addition to serving the association, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife, Anna, who is a science teacher and with his 9th grade son.
DMEA EXECUTIVE BOARD
Vice President: Sara Earleywine (Hoyt Middle School)
Treasurer: Samy El-Baroudi (East High School)
Secretary: Courtney Starbuck (Perkins Elementary School)
ISEA Exec Board Rep: Anne Cross (Central Academy)
Ethnic Minority Rep: Zipporah Smith (Capitol View)
High School Rep: Deb Henry (Roosevelt High School)
Middle School Rep: Patricia Gronewald (Hiatt Middle School)
Elementary School Rep: Tracey Stevens (Jackson Elementary School)
Elementary School Rep: Marilyn Smith (Oak Park Elementary School)
ESP Rep: Pam Bemis (Garton Elementary School)
Nurses Rep: Kathleen Wells (Garton Elementary School)
CSS Rep: Helen Copley (Hillis Elementary School)
Building Association Representatives
Each building has at least one or more Association Representatives who are our building level leaders. Contact your building level representative with concerns or issues you would like to see addressed!
| Joy | Martin | Brubaker |
| Kelly Jo | Hotchkiss | Brubaker |
| Nicole | Stuhldryer | Brubaker |
| Ashley | Schott | Capitol View |
| Melanie | Burdick | Capitol View |
| Cassandra | Tully-Lahmann | Capitol View |
| Roger | Brannon | Carver |
| Shawna | Hughes | Carver |
| Emma | Bade | Carver |
| Caley | Vaughan | Carver |
| Karen | Whittlesey | Cattell |
| Jennifer | Gelner | Cowles |
| Bruce | Miller | Downtown |
| Sararae | Herrin | Downtown |
| Kelsey | Coy | Edmunds |
| Megan | Fontanini | Findley |
| Jessica | Johnson | Findley |
| Kathleen | Wells | Garton |
| Pamela | Bemis | Garton |
| Ethan | Woodward | Garton |
| Julie | Hansen | Garton |
| Blake | Iverson | Greenwood |
| Tim | Tutt | Hanawalt |
| Alecia | Hodgkinson | Hillis |
| Sue | Bloom-Gilbert | Hillis |
| Joyce | Adamson | Howe |
| Carrie | England | Hubbell |
| Kelsey | Brown | Hubbell |
| Jolene | Sigler | Hubbell |
| Tracey | Stevens | Jackson |
| Amanda | Martin | Jefferson |
| Linda | Rossow | King |
| Jonna | Nelson | Lovejoy |
| Alyssa | Doeden | Madison |
| Stephanie | Maher | Madison |
| Julie | Bulver | McKee |
| Tracy | Kennedy | McKinley |
| Mary | Simmons | McKinley |
| Crystal | Crowdis | Mitchell |
| Chris | Albers | Monroe |
| Anne | Parenza | Monroe |
| Christina | Taylor | Monroe |
| Shanna | Gibson | Monroe |
| Jeanette | Davis | Moore |
| Sara | Askvig | Moore |
| Stacy | Trimble | Moore |
| Brenda | Beumer | Morris |
| Catherine | Lyons | Morris |
| Kirsten | Fath | Morris |
| Jackie | Kohler | Moulton |
| Cynthia | Toth-Steininger | Oak Park |
| Marilyn | Smith | Oak Park |
| Lauren | Williams | Oak Park |
| Jennifer | Warner-Blankenship | Park Ave |
| Lori | Sparks-Cooper | Park Ave |
| Courtney | Starbuck | Perkins |
| Mindi | McCoy | Perkins |
| Chris | Wellman | Phillips |
| Erin | Lowe | Pleasant Hill |
| Patricia | Garrett | Pleasant Hill |
| Megan | Woody | River Woods |
| Zipporah | Smith | River Woods |
| Diane | Conzemius | Samuelson |
| Leah | Sengbush | Samuelson |
| Candi | Patras | South Union |
| Brianna | Phillips | Stowe |
| Lora | Dingeman | Stowe |
| Andrea | Wilson | Studebaker |
| Holly | Cooper | Studebaker |
| Rita | Rasmussen | Studebaker |
| Emily | Kurimski | Taylor |
| Elizabeth | Bouma | Walnut St |
| Brittanee | Grove | Willard |
| Margaret | Matijevich | Willard |
| Jacqui | Pudenz-Powers | Windsor |
| Kathleen | Sharon | Woodlawn |
| Joanna | Braucht | Woodlawn |
| Heather | Saville | Wright |
| Anne | Cross | Central Academy |
| Lucinda | Core | Central Academy |
| Kevin | Anderson | Central Campus |
| Tracy | Holland | Central Campus |
| Ben | Molloy | Central Campus |
| Betty | Morrow | DMAP |
| Jill | Wibben | East |
| Brian | Koch | East |
| Samuel | Juhl | East |
| Cheryl | Bjurstrom | East |
| Vicki | Bonnett | East |
| Dana | Smith | East |
| Sarah | Wittkop | Hoover |
| Whitney | McKinstry | Hoover |
| Chris | Dusek | Hoover |
| Jerry | Rohach | Hoover |
| Amber | Davison | Hoover |
| Stephanie | Brennan | KURTZ |
| Samy | El-Baroudi | KURTZ |
| Robert | Newton | Lincoln |
| Krys | Melton | Lincoln |
| Scott | McClelland | Lincoln |
| Jonell | Pierce | Lincoln |
| Genevieve | Rosenbalm | Lincoln |
| Robert | Starace | North |
| Hayley | Pratt | North |
| Sara | Stieler | North |
| Laura | McPherson | Orchard Place |
| Christa | Sullivan | Roosevelt |
| Lynn | Eastman | Roosevelt |
| Michael | Davenport | Roosevelt |
| Deb | Henry-Smith | Roosevelt |
| Andy | Sutton | Roosevelt |
| Jasmine | Lester | Van Meter |
| Donovan | Rinehart | Van Meter |
| Anthony | Glass | Van Meter |
| Connor | Wyrick | Brody |
| Davena | Johnson | Brody |
| Sarah | Kelly | Brody |
| Dayna | Chandler | Callanan |
| Nancy | Johnson | Callanan |
| Andrew | Patterson | Callanan |
| Shane | Lucas | Goodrell |
| Hilary | Fenton | Goodrell |
| Sarah | Harmon | Goodrell |
| Cody | Cochran | Harding |
| William | Beyer | Harding |
| Haley | Davis | Hiatt |
| Heather | Zrucky | Hiatt |
| Kaitlin | Doyle | Hiatt |
| Tonya | Richards | Hiatt |
| Nick | Wyman | Hiatt |
| Patricia | Gronewold | Hiatt |
| Sara | Earleywine | Hoyt |
| Shelli | Bridges | Hoyt |
| Kristi | Brown | Hoyt |
| Joy | Davey | McCombs |
| Denise | Bovee | McCombs |
| Jill | Dykstra | Meredith |
| Pam | Vanderley-Beck | Meredith |
| Dave | O’Connor | Merrill |
| Blake | Hammond | Merrill |
| Mary | O’Connor | Merrill |
| Stacy | Schmidt | Merrill |
| Julie | Keith | Weeks |
| Helen | Copley | CSS |
| Jennifer | Coffey | CSS |
| Stacy | Satterstrom | CSS |
| Judy | Taylor | CSS |
| Wendy | Hemphill | CSS |
| Patricia | Glassell | Focus |
| Jill | Alessio | GT |
| Mary | Barton | SLI |
| Rebecca | Marks | SLI |
